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PGC to PDF Converter
The PGC to PDF Converter task extracts the digital ink located in a PGC file and adds it to a
blank PDF, creating one page per document in the PGC. It's main use is to process PGCs that
generated errors when processing them, as part of an Error Handling process.
Note
When adding this task to your process, you will be asked if you want to add the task as an
Action or a Condition. This task should only be used as an Action. If used as a condition,
it will always return False.
This task is put into effect in the following use cases and example processes:
l PlanetPress Capture Workflow
Input
A PGC file received from an Anoto digital pen.
Processing
The ink contained in the PGC file is converted into an EPS layer, which is then applied on an
blank, empty PDF file of the size specified in the task's properties. If more than one Pattern ID is
found in the PGC file, each separate Pattern ID will generate a new page on which its ink is
applied.
Output
A PDF file with a blank background and only the ink data found in the PGC file.
Task properties
General Tab
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PDF page size: Choose the page size of the output PDF. The default size is A2, and
changing the format does not scale the digital ink. Ink appearing outsize of the selected
page size will not be visible.
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